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NBA owners and players called it an early night Thursday, with both pointing toward Friday as a decisive day for big moves to end the 119-day lockout. Or not. After two days of talks about the salary cap system, they will turn their attention back to the division of revenues, which derailed the talks last week.

NBA owners and players are meeting for a second straight day, shortly after finishing a 16-hour marathon with a federal mediator.... Commissioner David Stern wanted a deal to bring to his owners this week, otherwise he warned more games may be canceled. Already the first two weeks of the season - exactly 100 games - have been lost.